PARIS OLYMPICS 2024: Matthew Richardson vying for sprint title as Rachael Gunn looking to continue Australia's gold rush on the dancefloor
MAJOR AUSTRALIAN MEDAL HOPES ON DAY 14 AT THE PARIS OLYMPICS
* Australia’s own b-girl Raygun - Rachael Gunn - will battle it out for a place in the breaking final on the sport’s Olympic debut (12.07am).
* Australia’s beach volleyball superstars Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Teliqua Clancy will fight for bronze against Switzerland after falling to Brazil in the women’s beach volleyball semi-final (5am).
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By continuing you agree to our Terms and Privacy Policy.* Maddison Keeney is Australia’s best chance at an Olympic diving medal after making the women’s 3m springboard final (11pm).
* Kyle Lee and Nick Sloman are prepped and primed to follow in the footsteps of silver medallist Moesha Johnson as they get ready for the men’s 10km marathon swim (3.30pm).
* At the velodrome, Australia’s Matthew Richardson will have to fight for a spot in the men’s sprint final as he takes on the Netherlands Jeffrey Hoogland in the semifinals (10.41pm).
OTHER AUSTRALIANS IN ACTION
* The Opals are looking to make history against the United States in their women’s basketball semi-final with Aussie Alanna Smith declaring it’s time to “take them down a peg” (1.30am).
* Australia’s golf duo Minjee Lee and Hannah Green begin round three (5pm) with Lee looking to make in-roads on Swiss leader Morgane Metraux.
* After their quarterfinal exit, the Sharks will play Greece to determine their final men’s water polo place, hoping for fifth (2am).
* Australia will be looking to make an impact in the women’s madison final at the velodrome after qualifying eighth (2.09am).
* Aussies Lauren Ryan and Connor Murphy will be looking to continue Australia’s success in track and field as Ryan starts in the women’s 10,000m final (4.57am) and Murphy in the men’s triple jump final (4.13am).
* Australia will star in the men’s 89kg weightlifting with Kyle Bruce (11pm) our best chance at a podium position and in the women’s 71kg weightclass Jacqueline Nichele (3.30pm) is looking to clinch an Olympic medal on her Games debut.
WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING
* The blockbuster men’s football final between Olympic hosts France and Spain has plenty riding on it: France looking to win their first Olympic title in 40 years, while Spain will try to go one better on their Tokyo silver (2am).
* Algeria’s Imane Khelif will be looking to silence her haters and shift the spotlight by winning Olympic gold in her women’s welterweight boxing final against China’s Yang Liu (6.51am).
* Defending Olympic champions the Netherlands will be looking to go back-to-back against China in the women’s hockey final (4am).
GOLD MEDALS UP FOR GRABS: 35
